Automotive action painting

Observed from an overhead camera, a man stops by the roadside one morning and empties the contents of a number of large cans of paint over the tarmac. As the light rises, along with the level of traffic, the cars spread the paint along the surface of the road, creating an abstract smear of vibrant colour.

This video was commissioned for Single Shot. Single Shot is a series of newly commissioned film and video works by artists and new talent. All the works are shot in one single take. The works are shown on a national tour of cinemas, galleries and other more unusual venues, and many of the works are available as free web downloads.

Single Shot is the first product of a major new collaboration between UK Film Council and Arts Council England.